Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

a space into which an area is subdivided

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

becoming infected

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading His first experience was a disappointment.

dominance or power through legal authority

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

put on clothes

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

divisible by two

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading His first experience was a disappointment.

plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading His first experience was a disappointment.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

a young female

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the state of being honored

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

the middle of the day

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

and nothing more

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

by chance

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

compacted by ironing

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

third-person singular of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

cut with a saw

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

established irrevocably

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

not tense or taut

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

past form of “smack” — deliver a hard blow to

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the quality of being perceivable by touch

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

-ing form of “tow” — drag behind

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

create by training and teaching

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His sense of good form prevented him from prowling back through the compartment coach, and he was really pressed for time to dress and breakfast before the train pulled into Kam City.

in or at the place that

From this reading “HONOUR SINKS WHERE COMMERCE LONG PREVAILS” I NEXT morning the events of the previous evening all seemed to Hammond like a hazy dream.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Only the sealed letter from Gildersleeve to Hon. J. J. Slack, M.P., president of the North Star Towing and Contracting Company, smacked of tangibility, for he saw nothing further of Gildersleeve, the girl with the high-arched eyebrows or even the U.S. consul, Eulas Daly.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading At the head office of the North Star Company he was informed that Hon. J. J. Slack was away at the Dominion capital on business, but would possibly be back before noon of the following day.